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Baccalaureate
of Social Work Program (BSW Program)
The
mission of the baccalaureate of social work (BSW) program at
the Whitney M. Young, Jr., School of Social Work is to prepare
undergraduate students who have a heightened sense of social
consciousness for entry-level generalist practice with individuals,
families, groups, organizations, and communities. The School
utilizes an autonomous social work practice model to prepare
culturally competent practitioners capable of intervening and
working with systems of all sizes and resolving problems that
particularly affect African-American children, families, and
males within the context of family and community. The curriculum
is built upon a liberal arts base that integrates an Afrocentric
perspective guided by humanistic values. Graduates are prepared
to address social and economic justice issues at the local, regional,
national and international level.
Social work is concerned with the interaction between people
and their environment. Social workers deal directly with people
to prevent or resolve problems which inhibit growth and development.
Social work practice includes work with individuals, families,
groups, organizations, and communities. The Undergraduate Program
in Social Work is structured to provide students with the opportunity
to develop a broad background in social and behavioral sciences.
Theoretical knowledge of human behavior, practice, policy, research
and a field practicum are integral components of the curriculum.
The development and modification of social policy, practice skills
in interviewing, research, and methods of intervention are required
social work courses that prepare students for social work generalist
practice. In addition to the required courses in the major, students
are expected to gain practical experience through a field practicum
in a social work agency during their senior year.
The BSW program
prepares majors for professional entry-level practice in social
work, or for graduate studies. Professionally, graduates can
expect to enter careers in a variety of private or public agencies
and organizations. Employment opportunities are available in
halfway houses, child welfare services, services to the aged,
drug abuse centers, community development, group homes serving
adolescents and children, mental health centers, probation and
parole departments, departments of public welfare, and hospitals.
The Undergraduate Program has identified six goals which reflect
the stated mission of the School of Social Work and the University,
and are consistent with the purpose, values and ethics of the
social work profession. The program goals build on, and integrate
a liberal arts foundation. The goals also embrace the depth,
breadth and specific knowledge and skills that students are expected
to synthesize and apply in practice. The goals are as follows:
- To prepare
students for beginning generalist professional practice with
individuals, families, small groups, organizations and communities;
- To prepare
students to develop a professional identity that will incorporate
the values and ethics of the social work profession;
- To prepare
students for practice with diverse groups;
- To prepare
students as beginning social work generalists who link social
research and social service practice;
- To prepare
students for lifelong learning and critical thinking through
an educational process combining a liberal arts foundation with
professional social work education; and
- To prepare
students for graduate education in social work.
The BSW Program
institutionalizes its vision through the following goals and
objectives:
BSW Program
Goals:
Goal 1: Prepare
students for beginning entry-level generalist practice with diverse
groups without discrimination and with respect, knowledge of
age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure,
gender, marital status, national origin, race, religious, sexual
orientation and the relationships between human behavior and
the social environment across the lifespan which incorporates
the Afrocentric perspective and the values and ethics of the
social work profession.
Goal 2: Prepare
students as entry-level social work generalists who link social
research and social service practice by applying research findings
to practice, and by evaluating their own practice.
Goal 3: Prepare
students for entry-level generalist social work practice with
systems of all sizes.
Goal 4: Prepare
students for lifelong learning and critical thinking through
an educational process that combines a liberal arts foundation
with professional social work education and prepares them for
graduate education in social work.
BSW Program
Objectives:
1) Apply strategies
and skills of change to promote effective, just, and responsive
service resource systems.
2) Understand
the nature of oppression and discrimination and strategies of
change that advance social and economic justice.
3) Use and
apply knowledge of an Afrocentric perspective to understand bio-psycho-social
and spiritual variables that affect individual development and
behaviors across the lifespan and the interactions among and
between individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
4) Apply the
knowledge and skills of generalist social work knowledge and
practice skills with systems of all sizes and systematically
evaluate their practice.
5) Use communication
skills appropriate to interacting with a variety of diverse populations,
colleagues, and members of the community.
6) Apply theoretical
frameworks to assess individual, interpersonal, and interorganizational
behaviors in families, groups, organizations, and communities.
7) Acknowledge
the importance of lifelong learning to continue professional
growth and development.
8) Function
within the structure of organizations and service delivery systems,
utilizing information technology and with appropriate supervision
advocate for organizational change.
Admission
Requirements:
Admission to
the Undergraduate Program in Social Work is a four-stage process
consisting of:
- Admission
to the University;
- Formal declaration
of an interest in social work and completion of an Undergraduate
Social Work application;
- Successful
completion of the first two professional Social Work courses
with a grade of "C" or better (CUSW 200 - Introduction
to Social Work and CUSW 202 Introduction to Professional Helping);
and
- Completion
of an interview with one or more Social Work Program faculty
for admission to the Program.
All transfer
students must contact faculty in the Social Work Program prior
to, or no later than, the registration period. The Undergraduate
Program in Social Work does not give credit for life experience
or previous work experience under any circumstances. All graduating
students from Clark Atlanta University must take field instruction
and field seminar.
Degree Requirements:
The degree
offered by the Undergraduate Program in Social Work is the Bachelor
of Social Work (BSW). The Program requires the following courses
in addition to the University Core Requirements:
Baccalaureate
Social Work Program Curriculum
(Graduation Requirements-123 Credit Hours)
FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester (16/17 hours)
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CENG 105 |
English Composition
I (3) |
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CMAT 103 or 105 |
College Algebra
or Pre-Calculus I (3) |
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CBIO 101 or 111 |
Biological Science
or General Biology (3/4) |
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CPSC 105 |
Politics and Global
Issues (3) |
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CSTA 101 |
Fundamentals of
Speech (3) |
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CGED 100 |
First Year Seminar
(1) |
Second Semester
(16/17 hours)
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CENG 106 |
English Composition
II (3) |
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CMAT 104 or 106 |
College Algebra
or Pre-Calculus II (3) |
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CPHY 104/L or
CBIO 112 |
Earth Science
(3) or General Biology (3/4) |
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CPSY 211 |
General Psychology
(3) |
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CCIS 100 |
Info. Tech. and
Computer Applications (3) |
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CGED C101 |
First Year Seminar
(1) |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester (15 hours)
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Foreign Language
(3) |
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CHIS 201 |
U.S., Africa and
World I (3) |
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CUSW 200 |
Introduction to
Social Work (3) |
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CSCJ 215 |
Introduction to
Sociology (3) |
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CECO 250 |
Principles of
Economics (3) |
Second Semester
(16 hours)
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Foreign Language
(3) |
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CHIS 202 |
U.S., Africa and
World II (3) |
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CENG 201 |
World Literature
(3) |
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CUSW 202 |
Introduction to
Professional Helping (3) |
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C_______ |
Humanities Elective
(3) |
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CPED 101 |
Physical Education
(1) |
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester (15 hours)
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CUSW 301 |
Statistics and
Methods of Social Research I (3) |
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CUSW 350 |
Issues of Health
Disparities Among Minority Populations (3) |
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CUSW 360 |
Interpersonal
Skills (3) |
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CUSW 411 |
Social Work and
Social Philosophy (3) |
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CPHI 105 |
Critical Thinking/Religion (3) |
Second Semester
(15 hours)
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CUSW 360 |
Social Welfare
Policies and Services (3) |
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CUSW 302 |
Statistics and
Methods of Social Research II (3) |
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CUSW 412 |
Mental Health
with Diverse Groups (3) |
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CUSW 413 |
Child Welfare
Program and Services (3) |
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C_______ |
Open Elective
(3) |
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester (15 hours)
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CUSW 401 |
Human Behavior
I (3) |
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CUSW 403 |
Practice Competency
I (3) |
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CUSW 405/S |
Field Instruction/Seminar
I (6) |
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CUSW 415 |
Issues of Child
Welfare (Abuse, Neglect and Investigations) (3) |
Second Semester
(15 hours)
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CUSW 402 |
Human Behavior
II (3) |
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CUSW 404 |
Practice Competency
II (3) |
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CUSW 406 |
Field Instruction/Seminar
II (6) |
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CUSW 416 |
Social Work w/Aged
(3) |
BSW Catalog |
